LOT Polish Airlines flight to Toronto diverts to Reykjavik before returning to Warsaw due to unruly passenger
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On 12 August, LOT Polish Airlines flight LO41 from
Warsaw, Poland, to Toronto, Canada, operated by a Boeing 787-9 (registered
SP-LSG) was flying over Greenland but was forced to head back to Reykjavik,
Iceland, due to an unruly passenger.
A few hours
into the flight, the altercation began after a flight attendant refused to
serve more alcoholic drinks to a Canadian passenger.
The
passenger went to the rear of the galley to shout at crew members, at least
five fellow passengers rushed to him to try to calm him down. They subdued the
male in the aisle.
One moment,
he was able to get away and tried to open one of the aircraft’s doors.
Reason
enough for the pilots to return to Iceland. Upon arrival, three police officers
escorted the passenger out of the aircraft.
Due to crew
rest and duty time restrictions, LOT Polish Airlines instructed the crew to
head back to Warsaw. Passengers were given hotel rooms and rescheduled on
Saturday’s flight to Toronto, a spokesman of the airline said.
Nobody got
injured during the altercation, but LOT Polish Airlines said that the cabin
crew was left “extremely stressed by the situation“.
Video of the
altercation: Passengers tackle Canadian man
after he became violent, tried to open plane doors mid-flight
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